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Greece vs. Eurogroup: Low expectations for a deal
February 16th, 2015
A crash test for the new Greek government’s endurance The international creditors of Greece appear to have hardened their stand prior to Monday’s Eurogroup meeting aimed at finding common ground with Greece’s new Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government. Initially, ...
Monday February 16: OSB G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels
February 16th, 2015
OSB G10 Currency Pairs Cheat Sheet & Key Levels for February 16, 2015 EURUSD Open 1.1406, High 1.1428, Low 1.1385, Close 1.1419, 0.31% Change. GRBUSD Open 1.5425, High 1.5439…View table below
Italy’s Economy Fails to Rebound
February 13th, 2015
Italy’s economy stagnated in the three months through December, failing to rebound from its longest recession on record. Gross domestic product was unchanged from the previous quarter when it dropped 0.1 percent, national statistics institute Istat said in a ...
S&P Dow Jones Indices Launches Global Dividend Stability/Low Volatility Smart Beta Index
February 13th, 2015
S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s leading providers of financial market indices, announced today the launch of the S&P Global 1200 Dividend Stability Low Volatility Index (the Index). The Index has been designed to measure the performance ...
ASIC issues stop order on pre-prospectus publications by Bitcoin Group Limited
February 13th, 2015
ASIC has placed a stop order prohibiting Bitcoin Group Limited (a proposed Bitcoin ‘miner’ in Australia) from publishing any statements concerning its intention to make an initial public offering of its shares until the lodgement of a prospectus. ASIC’s ...
Alpari-Forex: Improved Conditions for Investing in Structured Products
February 13th, 2015
Alpari is improving its conditions for investing in structured products which are nominated in USD. Use current market conditions to your advantage! Returns have been upped on Eurobonds for Russian companies. Their use as a fixed-return instrument has significantly ...
New ETF: offers first-time access to euro zone equities with currency hedging against US dollar
February 13th, 2015
New exchange-listed equity index fund has been tradable since Thursday. The UBS ETF – MSCI EMU Hedged USD UCITS ETF (USD) A-dis gives investors the opportunity for the first time to track the performance of the equity markets in ...
HSBC files: Swiss bank hid money for suspected criminals
February 13th, 2015
HSBC’s Swiss bank concealed large sums of money for people facing allegations of serious wrongdoing, including drug-running, corruption and money laundering, leaked files reveal. Despite being legally obliged since 1998 to make special checks on high-risk customers, the bank ...
Riksbank cuts repo rate to −0.10 per cent, buys government bonds for SEK 10 billion and is prepared to do more at short notice
February 13th, 2015
There are signs that underlying inflation has bottomed out, but the situation abroad is now more uncertain and this increases the risk that inflation will not rise sufficiently fast. The Executive Board of the Riksbank has therefore decided to ...
German Economic Growth Accelerates, French GDP Only Slightly Higher
February 13th, 2015
The eurozone’s largest economies were on diverging paths in the final three months of 2014, as German growth accelerated, France slid closer to stagnation and ...
